Well over the next few weeks everything was going good for Harry and Hermione, also Ron and Lavender. It was getting close to Christmas and Professor McGonagall was coming around with the annual list to ask who was staying. Harry was about to sign up when Ron made him think otherwise.
"Harry! I just got an owl from my parents! They said that I could have three friends go to my house for the Christmas Holiday! All they have to do is get a note from their parents. Well not you. My parents told me that the muggle's would never let you go (which I believe) and since you have been there before so many times they said you could go."
"Wow Ron. That's great. Who else aside from me will go? I figure your mom said no girls so..." Harry saw Ron get a smile on his face. "Did she say Hermione could come?"
"Yes and..." Ron was about to finish when Harry interrupted him.
"Hermione can come! This is gonna be a great Christmas. I better go and tell her. She is in the Library." Harry was getting up when Ron pulled him back down.
"That is not even the best part. Remember I said I could have three friends..." Ron's face got a big grin.
"Let me guess... Does her name start with an L?" Harry said sarcastically.
"YEAH! Lavender can come also. It will be like a double date Christmas vacation. Lavender already owled her parents and they said it was ok as long as an other girl was going to be there so as long as Hermione's parents say she can everything will be in place."
"Excuse me boys have you forgotten about me?" They both forgot Professor McGonagall was still standing there. "So Harry, Hermione and Lavender will not be staying?
"Yes professor." Harry told her.
"Very well then." Professor McGonagall was walking away when she thought, "I always knew Harry and Hermione would get together. They remind me of Lilly and James." Lilly and James being Harry's dead parents. They met at Hogwarts and eventually got married. Anyway back to the story.
"Well we better go tell Hermione the news." Harry told him. Harry got up and ran out of the Great Hall as fast as he could to the library. Ron closely followed. When they got to the library Hermione all ready knew.
"Harry let me guess. You are going to tell about Ron's for Christmas. Well Lavender already told me. I just got back from the owlry. I will expect a reply from my parents within two days." Hermione told the two. "I figure since they don't know about us and I mainly use to hang out with Ginny so I figure they will let me."
"That's great love." Harry told her. They gave each other a peck on the lips.
Two days later Hermione got an owl back from her parents and they said it was ok so in a few days they would be boarding the Hogwarts Express back to Kings Cross Station and then to the Burrow.
At breakfast the next day Ron got an owl from his parents telling them how they would get to the burrow. He read it to Harry, Hermione, Lavender, Ginny, Fred, and George.
Ron,
Your father and I will meet you, Ginny, Harry, Hermione, and Lavender when you get back to Kings Cross. At platform 9 3/4s they now have a fireplace. We will be able to travel by floo powder back to The Burrow. Make sure you all have enough supplies to last the holiday. Tell Fred and George I love them and have fun over Christmas.
With Love,
Your Mum
"I wonder when they got a fireplace?" Ron asked.
"Wait a second. I have never traveled by floo powder..." Hermione trembled.
"Don't worry, all that happens is you travel in all this green stuff but make sure you do not move one bit or you will fall." George told her smirking.
"When you fall you just keep falling for a few days until you fall out a grate on the other side of the earth." Fred added.
"WH-H-H-T?" Hermione was shaking all over.
"Don't listen love. All you have to do is clearly say where you want to go, drop the powder, then within seconds we will be at The Burrow. Make sure you close your eyes although or else you will get soot in them" Harry comforted her and gave her a kiss.
"Yeah don't worry. Nothing bad has ever happened to me." Lavender added.
"Me either." Ginny told her. "My brothers were just joking around."
"No we weren't." Fred and George said together. They ran away cracking up.
Hermione trembled again.
"Mione, who are you going to believe? Them or me?" Harry asked her and gave her another kiss for reassurance.
"Ok love." Hermione said.
A few days later they all got on the scarlet colored Hogwarts Express. It was pretty much uneventful. Harry and Hermione made out pretty much the whole way. Ron and Lavender made out pretty much the whole way. And every few minutes Ginny would look up from the book she was reading and say, "Damn you guys, get a room." They got back to Kings Cross station. Unloaded their trunks, then met up with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.
"It great to see you all! And nice to meet you... ummmmm... Lavender. I'm sorry I forgot." Mrs. Weasley said.
"It is not a problem. Nice to meet you to." Lavender Replied.
"Harry, Hermione, I have a lot of new stuff from the muggle world and I need you to tell me what they do." That being the first thing Mr. Weasley said. Mr. Weasley was the head of the Department of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts at the Ministry of Magic.
"Will Percy, Bill, or Charlie be back for Christmas?" Ginny asked her parents.
"Nope. It will just be you all and the rest of us." Mr. Weasley told them.
"Well we better be off." Mrs. Weasley told them all.
"Wait a second... What about our luggage?" Harry asked.
"Oh my mum and dad told me they were just going to use a shrinking spell and we will just carry the luggage in our hands when the use the floo powder." Ron told him.
"Everyone put their luggage over there; it is time to shrink them." They heard Mrs. Weasley say.
After their luggage was shrunk they traveled by the floo powder to The Burrow. First Ron went, then Lavender, Harry, Hermione, Ginny, Mrs. Weasley, and lastly Mr. Weasley. After their entire luggage was un-shrunk the room assignments went out. Harry and Ron would sleep in Ron's room, and Hermione and Lavender took Percy's room. No one slept in Fred and Georges room because of all of their joke supplies and such. Since it was dusk they all decided to just go to bed. This would probably be the only night they stuck with their room assignments. The next morning they all got up pretty much about the same time (except for Mr. and Mrs. Weasley).
"Good morning dears." Mrs. Weasley greeted them as they all came down the stairs.
"Morning Mum." Ron said.
"Ditto." Ginny added.
The rest all said their good mornings to Mrs. Weasley and sat down for breakfast. Mrs. Weasley cooked bacon, eggs, sausages, and toast. When Mrs. Weasley had finally sat down herself for breakfast she started to ask about school to them all. "So how is school going for you all?"
"It is great! We are learning so many new things this year. Arithmancy has got to the best." Hermione said enthusiastically.
"Personally I think Care of Magical Creatures is the best." Ron said.
"Yeah Hagrid's a great teacher." Harry added.
"I like Divination the best. It is intriguing." Lavender said. After she said that Hermione had a furious face but did not say anything about it.
After they were all done they went upstairs, without Ginny, to play wizards chess... And a little making out on the side.
Later that night Harry and Lavender decided to switch rooms. After a little "playing" they all went to bed. Although they did sleep together making out is as far as they all got. Over the next few days they mainly did the same thing except they did some other things rather than wizards chess.
On Christmas morning they all woke up to find many presents. As they walked down stairs to open them Ginny was already there.
"Happy Christmas all." She said as she was opening up Hermione's present, which was a box of many Cauldron Cakes. They all said Happy Christmas to each other and them they all started to open their presents. After they were about halfway through Mr. and Mrs. Weasley came down. When they all had their presents opened they were mainly occupied with them for the rest of the day.
The next few days had passed without anything new. Now it was they day before they had to go on the train.
"I think that we should go to Diagon Alley after breakfast to get some items like ink and quills so that you all can have some fresh supplies." Mrs. Weasley said.
"Yeah that would be great." Hermione said.
"I am running low on ink mum. Make sure you pick up plenty." Ron added.
"Then it is settled. But I can not take you all. We have to save some floo powder for the trip to Kings Cross. So I will just take Ron and Ginny." Ron's face drooped.
"But mum! Can't you just take Ginny so that the rest of us can hang out!?" Ron pleaded.
"Ronald the matter is settled. You and your sister. Go get ready."
"Yes Mum." Ron sighed.
They all went up stairs. "Don't worry Ronny. The rest of us will just play some Exploding Snap or something while you are gone. Or I can read while those to make out." Lavender laughed and kissed him on the lips.
"Yeah. Don't worry dude." Harry added.
"Ok ok. Harry and Hermione get out so I can change." Ron winked at Lavender then laughed. Ron gave Lavender a kiss and all three of them walked out. In a few minutes Ron came out and went down stairs because Mrs. Weasley was yelling they were late. After a long goodbye kiss Lavender gave Ron (not in front of Ron's Mum), him, his sister, and his Mum left.
The three had been alone for about two and a half-hours. After Hermione and Harry's make out session they were both really thirsty. "I will get some pumpkin juice for us Harry. Lavender... you want some?" Hermione asked.
"No thanks." She said.
"Ok. Bye bye love." Hermione said.
Harry got up and gave her a kiss and said, "I will miss you."
"I will miss you more." Hermione then replied.
"No I will." Harry said argumentative. Hermione was about to say something when she was she was cut off by Lavender.
"Just go kid!" She yelled. Harry and Hermione gave her a glare then Hermione went on the long walk down stairs. Harry went and sat on the bed. "You know I did not want to say this in front of Hermione so now is the time to say it." Lavender said.
"What...?" Harry said looking confused.
"I think Hermione is still with Krum from last year." Lavender said without looking Harry in the eye.
"No that can not be true." Harry said with some worry in his voice.
"Well I found this in her bag yesterday when I was looking for her comb she said I could use." Lavender took the parchment and gave it to Harry. It read as follows.
Dear Krum,
I got your letter. I want to say of course I would. But I could not get to Durmstrang to see you. I miss you so much. I can not write long though. If Harry were to see this he may start to suspect something.
Love From,
Hermione
Harry's could not believe it but there it was. The words haunt him in his mind, Love From, Hermione. He gave the letter back to Lavender. "I'm sorry Harry. I felt it be best if you saw it." Lavender sympathetically said.
"Don't worry." He started to walk out of the room when Hermione came in the door.
"Here you are love." She said softly holding up the Pumpkin juice.
"No." Harry said. He walked out of Ron's room and went to Percy's room and locked the door.
"What's wrong with him?" Hermione asked Lavender.
Lavender stuck her head in her book and said, "Nothing."
When Ron got back to the Burrow Harry told him all he found out. "Are you serious Harry?" Ron was shocked. Harry nodded. "I can't believe it. I thought there was a better chance of Lavender cheating on me than Hermione with you. Did you talk to her about it?"
"No and I never will." Harry said coldly. Harry went back into Percy's room while Ron went up to his room.
"Hi love." Ron said as he got into the room. Before Lavender could kiss Ron, Hermione asked something straight away.
"What's wrong with Harry."
"Umm... Err... Lets talk about it when we are back at Hogwarts." Ron said.
Well the only time Harry came out of Percy's room was when it was dinner. Ron decided he should sleep in Percy's room with Harry so that the three of them would all not have to sleep in Ron's room. The next day both Harry and Hermione would not talk to each other and were both moping around the Burrow. When they got back on the Hogwarts Express Harry and Hermione each sat in different compartments. Ron and Lavender decided they would not just stay in one so Ron sat with Harry and Lavender with Hermione. When they got back to the castle Harry still refused to talk to Hermione. At the feast that night they had Ron and Lavender sit between them.
"Lavender I know you know what is going on." Hermione said
"Yes I do but you and Harry have to resolve it your self. Ron and I don't want to get into this." Lavender said. Hermione stuck her head in her arms on the table. "I am sorry."
"Harry! I just got an owl from my parents! They said that I could have three friends go to my house for the Christmas Holiday! All they have to do is get a note from their parents. Well not you. My parents told me that the muggle's would never let you go (which I believe) and since you have been there before so many times they said you could go."
"Wow Ron. That's great. Who else aside from me will go? I figure your mom said no girls so..." Harry saw Ron get a smile on his face. "Did she say Hermione could come?"
"Yes and..." Ron was about to finish when Harry interrupted him.
"Hermione can come! This is gonna be a great Christmas. I better go and tell her. She is in the Library." Harry was getting up when Ron pulled him back down.
"That is not even the best part. Remember I said I could have three friends..." Ron's face got a big grin.
"Let me guess... Does her name start with an L?" Harry said sarcastically.
"YEAH! Lavender can come also. It will be like a double date Christmas vacation. Lavender already owled her parents and they said it was ok as long as an other girl was going to be there so as long as Hermione's parents say she can everything will be in place."
"Excuse me boys have you forgotten about me?" They both forgot Professor McGonagall was still standing there. "So Harry, Hermione and Lavender will not be staying?
"Yes professor." Harry told her.
"Very well then." Professor McGonagall was walking away when she thought, "I always knew Harry and Hermione would get together. They remind me of Lilly and James." Lilly and James being Harry's dead parents. They met at Hogwarts and eventually got married. Anyway back to the story.
"Well we better go tell Hermione the news." Harry told him. Harry got up and ran out of the Great Hall as fast as he could to the library. Ron closely followed. When they got to the library Hermione all ready knew.
"Harry let me guess. You are going to tell about Ron's for Christmas. Well Lavender already told me. I just got back from the owlry. I will expect a reply from my parents within two days." Hermione told the two. "I figure since they don't know about us and I mainly use to hang out with Ginny so I figure they will let me."
"That's great love." Harry told her. They gave each other a peck on the lips.
Two days later Hermione got an owl back from her parents and they said it was ok so in a few days they would be boarding the Hogwarts Express back to Kings Cross Station and then to the Burrow.
At breakfast the next day Ron got an owl from his parents telling them how they would get to the burrow. He read it to Harry, Hermione, Lavender, Ginny, Fred, and George.
Ron,
Your father and I will meet you, Ginny, Harry, Hermione, and Lavender when you get back to Kings Cross. At platform 9 3/4s they now have a fireplace. We will be able to travel by floo powder back to The Burrow. Make sure you all have enough supplies to last the holiday. Tell Fred and George I love them and have fun over Christmas.
With Love,
Your Mum
"I wonder when they got a fireplace?" Ron asked.
"Wait a second. I have never traveled by floo powder..." Hermione trembled.
"Don't worry, all that happens is you travel in all this green stuff but make sure you do not move one bit or you will fall." George told her smirking.
"When you fall you just keep falling for a few days until you fall out a grate on the other side of the earth." Fred added.
"WH-H-H-T?" Hermione was shaking all over.
"Don't listen love. All you have to do is clearly say where you want to go, drop the powder, then within seconds we will be at The Burrow. Make sure you close your eyes although or else you will get soot in them" Harry comforted her and gave her a kiss.
"Yeah don't worry. Nothing bad has ever happened to me." Lavender added.
"Me either." Ginny told her. "My brothers were just joking around."
"No we weren't." Fred and George said together. They ran away cracking up.
Hermione trembled again.
"Mione, who are you going to believe? Them or me?" Harry asked her and gave her another kiss for reassurance.
"Ok love." Hermione said.
A few days later they all got on the scarlet colored Hogwarts Express. It was pretty much uneventful. Harry and Hermione made out pretty much the whole way. Ron and Lavender made out pretty much the whole way. And every few minutes Ginny would look up from the book she was reading and say, "Damn you guys, get a room." They got back to Kings Cross station. Unloaded their trunks, then met up with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.
"It great to see you all! And nice to meet you... ummmmm... Lavender. I'm sorry I forgot." Mrs. Weasley said.
"It is not a problem. Nice to meet you to." Lavender Replied.
"Harry, Hermione, I have a lot of new stuff from the muggle world and I need you to tell me what they do." That being the first thing Mr. Weasley said. Mr. Weasley was the head of the Department of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts at the Ministry of Magic.
"Will Percy, Bill, or Charlie be back for Christmas?" Ginny asked her parents.
"Nope. It will just be you all and the rest of us." Mr. Weasley told them.
"Well we better be off." Mrs. Weasley told them all.
"Wait a second... What about our luggage?" Harry asked.
"Oh my mum and dad told me they were just going to use a shrinking spell and we will just carry the luggage in our hands when the use the floo powder." Ron told him.
"Everyone put their luggage over there; it is time to shrink them." They heard Mrs. Weasley say.
After their luggage was shrunk they traveled by the floo powder to The Burrow. First Ron went, then Lavender, Harry, Hermione, Ginny, Mrs. Weasley, and lastly Mr. Weasley. After their entire luggage was un-shrunk the room assignments went out. Harry and Ron would sleep in Ron's room, and Hermione and Lavender took Percy's room. No one slept in Fred and Georges room because of all of their joke supplies and such. Since it was dusk they all decided to just go to bed. This would probably be the only night they stuck with their room assignments. The next morning they all got up pretty much about the same time (except for Mr. and Mrs. Weasley).
"Good morning dears." Mrs. Weasley greeted them as they all came down the stairs.
"Morning Mum." Ron said.
"Ditto." Ginny added.
The rest all said their good mornings to Mrs. Weasley and sat down for breakfast. Mrs. Weasley cooked bacon, eggs, sausages, and toast. When Mrs. Weasley had finally sat down herself for breakfast she started to ask about school to them all. "So how is school going for you all?"
"It is great! We are learning so many new things this year. Arithmancy has got to the best." Hermione said enthusiastically.
"Personally I think Care of Magical Creatures is the best." Ron said.
"Yeah Hagrid's a great teacher." Harry added.
"I like Divination the best. It is intriguing." Lavender said. After she said that Hermione had a furious face but did not say anything about it.
After they were all done they went upstairs, without Ginny, to play wizards chess... And a little making out on the side.
Later that night Harry and Lavender decided to switch rooms. After a little "playing" they all went to bed. Although they did sleep together making out is as far as they all got. Over the next few days they mainly did the same thing except they did some other things rather than wizards chess.
On Christmas morning they all woke up to find many presents. As they walked down stairs to open them Ginny was already there.
"Happy Christmas all." She said as she was opening up Hermione's present, which was a box of many Cauldron Cakes. They all said Happy Christmas to each other and them they all started to open their presents. After they were about halfway through Mr. and Mrs. Weasley came down. When they all had their presents opened they were mainly occupied with them for the rest of the day.
The next few days had passed without anything new. Now it was they day before they had to go on the train.
"I think that we should go to Diagon Alley after breakfast to get some items like ink and quills so that you all can have some fresh supplies." Mrs. Weasley said.
"Yeah that would be great." Hermione said.
"I am running low on ink mum. Make sure you pick up plenty." Ron added.
"Then it is settled. But I can not take you all. We have to save some floo powder for the trip to Kings Cross. So I will just take Ron and Ginny." Ron's face drooped.
"But mum! Can't you just take Ginny so that the rest of us can hang out!?" Ron pleaded.
"Ronald the matter is settled. You and your sister. Go get ready."
"Yes Mum." Ron sighed.
They all went up stairs. "Don't worry Ronny. The rest of us will just play some Exploding Snap or something while you are gone. Or I can read while those to make out." Lavender laughed and kissed him on the lips.
"Yeah. Don't worry dude." Harry added.
"Ok ok. Harry and Hermione get out so I can change." Ron winked at Lavender then laughed. Ron gave Lavender a kiss and all three of them walked out. In a few minutes Ron came out and went down stairs because Mrs. Weasley was yelling they were late. After a long goodbye kiss Lavender gave Ron (not in front of Ron's Mum), him, his sister, and his Mum left.
The three had been alone for about two and a half-hours. After Hermione and Harry's make out session they were both really thirsty. "I will get some pumpkin juice for us Harry. Lavender... you want some?" Hermione asked.
"No thanks." She said.
"Ok. Bye bye love." Hermione said.
Harry got up and gave her a kiss and said, "I will miss you."
"I will miss you more." Hermione then replied.
"No I will." Harry said argumentative. Hermione was about to say something when she was she was cut off by Lavender.
"Just go kid!" She yelled. Harry and Hermione gave her a glare then Hermione went on the long walk down stairs. Harry went and sat on the bed. "You know I did not want to say this in front of Hermione so now is the time to say it." Lavender said.
"What...?" Harry said looking confused.
"I think Hermione is still with Krum from last year." Lavender said without looking Harry in the eye.
"No that can not be true." Harry said with some worry in his voice.
"Well I found this in her bag yesterday when I was looking for her comb she said I could use." Lavender took the parchment and gave it to Harry. It read as follows.
Dear Krum,
I got your letter. I want to say of course I would. But I could not get to Durmstrang to see you. I miss you so much. I can not write long though. If Harry were to see this he may start to suspect something.
Love From,
Hermione
Harry's could not believe it but there it was. The words haunt him in his mind, Love From, Hermione. He gave the letter back to Lavender. "I'm sorry Harry. I felt it be best if you saw it." Lavender sympathetically said.
"Don't worry." He started to walk out of the room when Hermione came in the door.
"Here you are love." She said softly holding up the Pumpkin juice.
"No." Harry said. He walked out of Ron's room and went to Percy's room and locked the door.
"What's wrong with him?" Hermione asked Lavender.
Lavender stuck her head in her book and said, "Nothing."
When Ron got back to the Burrow Harry told him all he found out. "Are you serious Harry?" Ron was shocked. Harry nodded. "I can't believe it. I thought there was a better chance of Lavender cheating on me than Hermione with you. Did you talk to her about it?"
"No and I never will." Harry said coldly. Harry went back into Percy's room while Ron went up to his room.
"Hi love." Ron said as he got into the room. Before Lavender could kiss Ron, Hermione asked something straight away.
"What's wrong with Harry."
"Umm... Err... Lets talk about it when we are back at Hogwarts." Ron said.
Well the only time Harry came out of Percy's room was when it was dinner. Ron decided he should sleep in Percy's room with Harry so that the three of them would all not have to sleep in Ron's room. The next day both Harry and Hermione would not talk to each other and were both moping around the Burrow. When they got back on the Hogwarts Express Harry and Hermione each sat in different compartments. Ron and Lavender decided they would not just stay in one so Ron sat with Harry and Lavender with Hermione. When they got back to the castle Harry still refused to talk to Hermione. At the feast that night they had Ron and Lavender sit between them.
"Lavender I know you know what is going on." Hermione said
"Yes I do but you and Harry have to resolve it your self. Ron and I don't want to get into this." Lavender said. Hermione stuck her head in her arms on the table. "I am sorry."